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News You ashed for it, you got it see page 2 Opinion BlMyBl Sports Tax Jsam 'Cats y, , initiatives Sy f ' ..ffi make wild J Jj5, see page 4 ICUk comeback 1889 ltrTfffl1989 see page 9 A S Monday, Nov. 7, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 19 New document will answer all By Scott Summerill Managing Editor Students will have a better idea of what their rights and responsibilities are while attending Weber State College. Vice President of Student Services Marie Kotter said the new student rights and responsibilities document is an expanded version of the document currently in use. The current document is nine pages long and not very specific. According to Kotter, the new version gives much more detailed definitions of terms, students rights, rules, and punitive actions. "We let you know what your rights are, what the rules are and what happens if you don't follow the rules," she said. Along with more precise outlines of current regulations, the document will include rights and rules in areas not previously covered. "We have more issues now," she said. Kotter said that social awareness of 4 -ft. .SI1JE t'.'ALIi ': KEEP OFF THE GRASS, don't make a path, please use the sidewalk; it all gets so confusing when you're trying to keep up with classes. Sometimes the only thing to do is sit down, take a break and try to sort it all out with a little help from friends. (The Signpost photo: Robert Ledbctter) Soap opera scours college campuses (CPS) Hoping to ingratiate itself to some of its most avid viewers, the "One Life to Live" TV show is looking for a college campus on which to do some on-location production. The ABC "daytime drama" has placed ads in 50 college papers asking students to write and explain why their campus "would be the perfect location" for several episodes featuring "Fraternity Row," the program's "soap within a soap." While just choosing a campus might have been a more conventional way to select a location, "this was a way to increase college enthusiasm for the show," said Jason Bondeross, the show's spokesman. "There was already a large college audience and this was a way to gel them more excited about the program. It was fun." "We're very open. The campus has to be in ihc United States, but iican be big or small, rural or urban," said Bondeross. ABC's research indicates "many" of "One Life to Live's" viewers are college students, Bondeross says. The unusual approach to finding a campus site for the show, he added, is "a wonderful opportunity to make contact with the college audience." "From ihc number of college presidents, dean's offices and individual students who have called in," Bondeross says, "it's been a very effective ad." questions issues such as sexual harassment and racial prejudice, along with expanded facilities and services on campus have made it necessary to include a variety of new terms and guidelines. For example, the addition of student computer labs on campus have necessitated development of rules to prevent the misuse of the facilities and equipment. The expanded document is a culmination of many documents, according to Kotter. "We collected similar documents from all over and took the best definitions from each and used them in this one," she said. Students' rights are also more explicit. Kotter said, "If a student has a legitimate grievance, the document will oudine exactly what procedures to follow." It will tell them what they can and can't do, and how to go about it. The expansions include the judicial area as well. "We've gotten more specific on the discipline section of it," Kotter said. A student who finds himself in trouble will be able to consult the document and find out exactly what actions can be taken against them. "The entire document is more specific and more precise," said Kotter. "It allows a student to look both ways." According to Kotter, the document, which is still in the drafting slage, is undergoing extensive legal scrutiny. She said, because of the documents complexity and magnitude, it is necessary to insure that it does not violate any civil, social or campus laws. Kotter said, once the document is through the draft stage and the lawyers give the go-ahead, it will be submitted to the faculty senate and a student committee for input and final approval. Arts and Humanities Senator Heather Forsgren is one of the members of the student committee that will examine the document. Forsgren expressed concern that there has been no student input in the drafting of the document. "I think Dr. Kotter is looking out for our interests," she said. "I just want to make sure there aren't too many restrictions. This isn't grade school." "My concern," said Forsgren, "is that they will hand us a 100 page document and want us to digest it" Forsgren feels that students should have input during the drafting. "I understand that there are legal implications," she said. "We can listen to a lawyer as well as a drafting committee can." "I don't think we've been closed out of the commiucc," Forsgren said, "but if you (see RIGHTS on p;e 8)

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News You ashed for it, you got it see page 2 Opinion BlMyBl Sports Tax Jsam 'Cats y, , initiatives Sy f ' ..ffi make wild J Jj5, see page 4 ICUk comeback 1889 ltrTfffl1989 see page 9 A S Monday, Nov. 7, 1988 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 49, No 19 New document will answer all By Scott Summerill Managing Editor Students will have a better idea of what their rights and responsibilities are while attending Weber State College. Vice President of Student Services Marie Kotter said the new student rights and responsibilities document is an expanded version of the document currently in use. The current document is nine pages long and not very specific. According to Kotter, the new version gives much more detailed definitions of terms, students rights, rules, and punitive actions. "We let you know what your rights are, what the rules are and what happens if you don't follow the rules," she said. Along with more precise outlines of current regulations, the document will include rights and rules in areas not previously covered. "We have more issues now," she said. Kotter said that social awareness of 4 -ft. .SI1JE t'.'ALIi ': KEEP OFF THE GRASS, don't make a path, please use the sidewalk; it all gets so confusing when you're trying to keep up with classes. Sometimes the only thing to do is sit down, take a break and try to sort it all out with a little help from friends. (The Signpost photo: Robert Ledbctter) Soap opera scours college campuses (CPS) Hoping to ingratiate itself to some of its most avid viewers, the "One Life to Live" TV show is looking for a college campus on which to do some on-location production. The ABC "daytime drama" has placed ads in 50 college papers asking students to write and explain why their campus "would be the perfect location" for several episodes featuring "Fraternity Row," the program's "soap within a soap." While just choosing a campus might have been a more conventional way to select a location, "this was a way to increase college enthusiasm for the show," said Jason Bondeross, the show's spokesman. "There was already a large college audience and this was a way to gel them more excited about the program. It was fun." "We're very open. The campus has to be in ihc United States, but iican be big or small, rural or urban," said Bondeross. ABC's research indicates "many" of "One Life to Live's" viewers are college students, Bondeross says. The unusual approach to finding a campus site for the show, he added, is "a wonderful opportunity to make contact with the college audience." "From ihc number of college presidents, dean's offices and individual students who have called in," Bondeross says, "it's been a very effective ad." questions issues such as sexual harassment and racial prejudice, along with expanded facilities and services on campus have made it necessary to include a variety of new terms and guidelines. For example, the addition of student computer labs on campus have necessitated development of rules to prevent the misuse of the facilities and equipment. The expanded document is a culmination of many documents, according to Kotter. "We collected similar documents from all over and took the best definitions from each and used them in this one," she said. Students' rights are also more explicit. Kotter said, "If a student has a legitimate grievance, the document will oudine exactly what procedures to follow." It will tell them what they can and can't do, and how to go about it. The expansions include the judicial area as well. "We've gotten more specific on the discipline section of it," Kotter said. A student who finds himself in trouble will be able to consult the document and find out exactly what actions can be taken against them. "The entire document is more specific and more precise," said Kotter. "It allows a student to look both ways." According to Kotter, the document, which is still in the drafting slage, is undergoing extensive legal scrutiny. She said, because of the documents complexity and magnitude, it is necessary to insure that it does not violate any civil, social or campus laws. Kotter said, once the document is through the draft stage and the lawyers give the go-ahead, it will be submitted to the faculty senate and a student committee for input and final approval. Arts and Humanities Senator Heather Forsgren is one of the members of the student committee that will examine the document. Forsgren expressed concern that there has been no student input in the drafting of the document. "I think Dr. Kotter is looking out for our interests," she said. "I just want to make sure there aren't too many restrictions. This isn't grade school." "My concern," said Forsgren, "is that they will hand us a 100 page document and want us to digest it" Forsgren feels that students should have input during the drafting. "I understand that there are legal implications," she said. "We can listen to a lawyer as well as a drafting committee can." "I don't think we've been closed out of the commiucc," Forsgren said, "but if you (see RIGHTS on p;e 8)